What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story? - Page 199

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    Jul 11, '12 by
    i would have to agree with the severe mrsa of the scrotum and fournier's gangrene debridement of the penis, plus extreme case of maggots infestation and all this prior lunch-break
  2. Jul 11, '12 by
    I had a wretched experience while in my first semester clinicals in nursing school. I was also a few months pregnant, so the nausea was rather overwhelming...

    I had an elderly patient who needed to be changed after defecating. She was at least 90. After securing her privacy, I buckled down to the task. The poor woman kept apologizing to me which tugged on my heart strings, so I started making conversation with her whilst down there to alleviate her embarrassment....

    No joke, mid-sentence, entrenched in cleaning all that there is to geriatric southern scene, she passed flatus....in my mouth.

    I quickly turned away, certain I would gag and throw up. I didn't even know it was POSSIBLE for that to occur..but, oh, it can. I somehow managed to collect myself quickly, return to the task, and acted like nothing had happened.

    I still laugh about it with friends today. Now, I make sure to stay up wind, lol.

    Dynamic, dynamic, dynamic...dream big, achieve all things!
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  3. Jul 13, '12 by
    Shortly after graduating nursing school I was thrilled to be working as a nurse. I wore my white uniform dress, white stockings and new white shoes with the pride that "I'm a nurse!" I entered a patients room to do a treatment to her backside. The patient had been in a vegetative state and non-verbal for quite some time. As the CNA rolled the patient over so I could do the treatment...the patient had a MASSIVE, explosive, liquid BM. My entire white attire was now dripping with runny poop from my neck to my toes! The non-verbal patient who was in a vegatetive state doubled over and burst into a gut busting laugh as she looked at me! The three of us stood there as poop dripped off of me laughing hysterically! Yes...now I was a nurse!
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  4. Jul 23, '12 by
    second day brand new student nurse:
    patient 85 plus year old lady with perfect beehive hair

    bedbath going along as planned started at the top worked down was at the feet when the sweet lil ol lady looked at me and asked " honey can you wash that big toe real well?" so i scrubbed it super duper then the lil ol lady asked me even more sweetly this time "honey can you wash that other big toe really well?" sure thing and i scrubbed it up real fine then with a lot less sweetness the ol lady yelled "not that big toe!!" and whipped up her gown and pointed to the "female area" !! holy crap i ran outta there and had to get the charge nurse !! ewwwwwwww
  5. Jul 24, '12 by
    Quote from mrTibbs
    second day brand new student nurse:
    patient 85 plus year old lady with perfect beehive hair

    bedbath going along as planned started at the top worked down was at the feet when the sweet lil ol lady looked at me and asked " honey can you wash that big toe real well?" so i scrubbed it super duper then the lil ol lady asked me even more sweetly this time "honey can you wash that other big toe really well?" sure thing and i scrubbed it up real fine then with a lot less sweetness the ol lady yelled "not that big toe!!" and whipped up her gown and pointed to the "female area" !! holy crap i ran outta there and had to get the charge nurse !! ewwwwwwww
    PARTS ARE PARTS. It's only anatomy.
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  6. Jul 24, '12 by
    Quote from franemtnurse
    parts are parts. it's only anatoemy.
    i fixed that for ya! :d
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  7. May 21 by
    Quote from nurse 18
    I was working as cna in nursing home and in school for lpn anyway pt was in geriactric chair and was puting her to bed pick her up plop something fell on my shoe mind you there white so i kinda kicked it off come to find out it was prolapsed uterus ewewewe!!!!!!!!!!!

    Ok, wait...I know this is a really old thread, but HOW oh HOW in the name of God did her uterus prolapse all the way to your shoe?!?!?!?!
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  8. May 22 by
    Many years ago I was admitting a 5 month old with lots of hair which was jumping! LICE!!
  9. May 22 by
    Quote from KarenfRN
    Many years ago I was admitting a 5 month old with lots of hair which was jumping! LICE!!
    YIKES!!!!!
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  10. May 23 by
    My first gastric lavage, the pt projectile vomited charcoal on the side of my face, neck, hair, scrubs. Oh and yes I WAS wearing a mask and gown... Unfortunately I had forgotten to bring my hazmat suit with me that day! After getting a face/hair full of black vomit, I contemplated bathing in acid...
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